Utah County Commission adopts midyear 2022 budget amendment, adds GRAMA software and trims proposed health hires

The Utah County Commission voted unanimously to adopt a midyear amendment to the county’s 2022 budget, approving a set of accounting and program changes that include buying GRAMA records‑management software and clarifying staffing adjustments.

County budget manager Rudy Livingston told commissioners the revision reflects updated revenue and cost information: sales tax projections were revised upward by about $3.7 million, while an unexpected $400,000 rise in general insurance and several salary adjustments required new appropriations. Livingston said a detailed schedule of adjustments was circulated to commissioners ahead of the vote.

Rob Moore of the county attorney’s office asked the commission to add funding for a GRAMA (Government Records Access and Management Act) software subscription. Moore said the county had negotiated an agreement and an invoice for $9,879; a commissioner offered a friendly amendment to round the appropriation to $9,880 and the amendment was accepted.

Commissioners also agreed to clarify a proposed environmental‑health staffing change: the amendment now includes two new environmental‑health positions rather than four, with commissioners saying the county will reconsider any additional hires in the 2023 budget process if demand requires it.

The commission discussed using an existing $2 million inflation reserve to cover several administrative increases — including roughly $54,000 for postage and printing across tax administration, the treasurer and the recorder — and proposed to move fuel‑cost increases (discussed as about $250,000) through the inflationary reserve and motor‑pool accounting so the year‑end true‑up will show actual costs charged to the appropriate funds.

Rudy Livingston also noted a large grant‑funding adjustment: about $16 million in rental‑assistance revenues were moved into the grants fund to align the budget with actual receipts after rules and available funding changed during the year.

A motion to approve and adopt the resolution amending the 2022 budget (agenda item 14), as revised on the floor, was made, seconded and passed by a 3–0 voice vote.

The commission recorded a public question after the vote about the sheriff’s department salary increases; staff provided an approximate figure for the increase in sheriff salaries.